Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah has said that it is impossible for President William Ruto to transfer ownership of Amboseli National Park from the national government to the Kajiado county government.
Speaking at a public event, the senator claimed that it would be impractical for the president to transfer ownership of the park to the county government under the constitution.
If he intends to do so, he will have to change the constitution.
According to Omtatah, the president should focus more on ensuring that revenue generated by the park benefits the people of Kajiado County. "If you go to the Constitution of Kenya, it stipulates that a national park is public property, so if, truly, the president has the intention of transferring the national park to the Maasai people who are preserving the national park, he will need to change the Constitution," Omtatah said.
